Anatoli Izmailov

Anatoli Izmailov
Personal information
Full name Anatoli Aleksandrovich Izmailov
Date of birth (1978-08-19)19 August 1978
Place of birth Podolsk, Russian SFSR
Date of death 7 April 2011(2011-04-07) (aged 32)
Place of death Podolsk, Russia
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Positions
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001 FC Vityaz Podolsk 2 (0)
2003–2010 FC Vityaz Podolsk 227 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anatoli Aleksandrovich Izmailov (nicknamed Tolya; Russian: Анатолий Александрович Измайлов; 19 August 1978 – 7 April 2011)[1] was a Russian professional football player.

Club career

Izmailov played two seasons in the Russian Football National League for FC Vityaz Podolsk.[2] He later signed to FC Petrotrest Saint Petersburg for the 2011 season as a defender.[3]

Death

In 2011, Izmailov was found dead in his apartment of a gunshot wound to the head. Claims were made of a domestic dispute, a suicide, and violence by criminals whom he had debts to, none of which were verified by surviving family.[4]

He was survived by a wife and two children, including an 8-year-old daughter. He was buried at the Krasnaya Gorka cemetery in Podolsk. The service was attended by all the members of his current team.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Трагически погиб игрок "Петротреста" Измайлов (in Russian). championat.ru. Retrieved 19 April 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ Anatoli Izmailov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
  3. ↑ "Защитник «Петротреста» покончил жизнь самоубийством". Спортс’’ (in Russian). 12 April 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Российский футболист покончил жизнь самоубийством". www.sport.ru (in Russian). 12 April 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Футболист погиб от случайного выстрела?". www.mk.ru (in Russian). 10 April 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2026.